In February, Google launched the first Android 13 Developer Preview, anticipating expected dates and paving the way for the new operating system. Today the company celebrates Google I/O 2022. Google’s most important software event. The company took the opportunity to highlight some of the news coming to Android 13, as well as some related changes coming to the platform.

Android 13 and the big change in design language

Android 13 has a great hero: Material You. This is the design language that follows the Material Design path and is mainly to allow new color palettes based on our wallpaper. This color palette applies not only to the launcher icons, but also to the accent color of the entire system: notification bar, menus, native applications, etc. Of course the manufacturer will have to want to implement and work under this design line, and the depth of the new design in the system will depend on the customization layer.

Same way, It will have significant improvements in terms of security and privacyWith the biggest change to the permissions system in Android history, it can now control sensitive permissions with a few clicks and without even going into settings. New permissions were also introduced, such as the ‘Music and other audio files’ permission, the ‘Photos and videos’ permission, the ‘Nearby devices’ and the ‘Files and documents’ permission. The goal is that we can have even more control over our device.and keep application behavior in check.

The ‘Photo Selector’ is another of the star features of Android 13 that Google wanted to highlight in its I/O. provides an option. Sharing the photos we want in the Google Photos app without accessing the entire album. Thus, the application can only have information about the photos we have selected.

They also come with Android 13 different languages ​​for apps. From app to app, you can choose the language they will have. This can only be done through the app’s own settings if the app allows it, but it will now be a native system feature. They also want to promote RCS messagingis working with carriers to turn ‘Google Messages’ into something more like ‘iMessage’. All end-to-end encryption, file transfers without loss of quality, and a conversation experience worthy of a chat app more than a simple SMS app.

System updated for tablets, with apps redesigned to work in tablet form, something we’ve wanted for years. These are all the main innovations of different versions of Android 13 to date.

• New photo picker

• Nearby device permission for Wi-Fi:

• Configuring Quick Settings

• Themed icons

• Language preferences per app

• notification permission

• Quick Tap to activate flashlight

• Silent mode disables haptic vibrations

• Pixel Launcher supports multiple screens

• New notification permission

• Developer downloadable permissions

• New security and privacy setting

• Integrated QR reader

• Active apps accessible from quick settings

• New text conversion API

• Media permissions broken

• New clipboard menu

• Visual changes in the playback widget

Which devices will be compatible with Android 13?

All Google Pixels from Pixel 4 Will be compatible with beta versions of Android 13. Similarly, Google has already announced the availability of its system for other manufacturers such as Realme, ASUS, Lenovo, Nokia, OnePlus, OPPO, Vivo or Xiaomi.